Home Insurance Guide News
Social networking could lead to increase in home insurance premiums
Posted on 05/03/2010 at 14:33
Posted on 05/03/2010 at 14:33
The popularity boom in social networking has seen sites such as Facebook and Twitter become household names. But despite their enormous popularity, the sites have come with a number of problems, most of which relate to privacy issues. Now Confused.com is warning users of these sites that they could see home insurance premiums rise in the fu...
Are your music downloads covered?
Posted on 26/02/2010 at 14:56
Posted on 26/02/2010 at 14:56
Have you ever stopped to add up how much your music downloads are worth? If not, you may be surprised to learn just how much you have invested in the coffers of iTunes and Amazon. But you'd probably be even more surprised to learn that if you were unlucky enough to lose your computer hard drive through fire or theft, only 24% of home insurance policies would cover the loss of your downloads.
Save on claims by keeping rats out
Posted on 19/02/2010 at 15:45
Posted on 19/02/2010 at 15:45
We’re all aware by now of the complete chaos that the cold weather can bring to our travel plans, and, as such, many people are choosing to stay inside for longer. But now we’ve been warned of a new problem that the cold weather brings directly to our homes.
Confused.com has just revealed that the cold weather could lead to...
Abbey warns brokers they are missing out on insurance revenues
Posted on 12/02/2010 at 16:05
Posted on 12/02/2010 at 16:05
Only one in five homeowners purchases home insurance along with a mortgage, according to Abbey for Intermediaries. This means that there are many intermediaries who are losing out on a market that’s worth about £30 million. As a result, Abbey is recommending that the level of cross selling is increased so that intermediari...
Sainsbury's expect a New Year spike
Posted on 08/01/2010 at 13:49
Posted on 08/01/2010 at 13:49
Sainsbury’s Home Insurance is bracing itself for a spike in claims now that the festive season is over. Christmas and New Year can prove costly for insurance companies, with figures suggesting that over £25 million could be paid out in Jan 2010. Last year, in the first week of Jan, the nu...




